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Tacitus’ Horse Race Encounter With An Oblivious Fan

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Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

The Book of Psalms

Clio, Muse of History, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

An Account Of An Ancient Roman Who Was Not Fond Of Roman Bread And Circus

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The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

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Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...
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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

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The Rise, Exile, Return And Murder of Ernst Röhm

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Adolf Hitler and Ernst Röhm served in the German military during WWI (1914-1918). They both survived the mass layoffs of war veterans caused by...

Franz Kafka

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Herbert Krause

Engelbert Dollfuss And The Appeasement Dictatorship That Weakened Austria Before Its Annexation By Hitler

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Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

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This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...

Clio, Muse of History, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

Two Muses, By An Artist From The Workshop Of Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504)

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Emperor Wu’s Palace Purge After A Tomb Robbery

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Around the year 116 BCE, Emperor Wu (r. 141-87 BCE) received the infuriating news that the tomb complex of his grandfather, Emperor Wen (r....

Pliny the Younger

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Pliny the Younger (c. 61/62-113) "The fortunate man, in my opinion, is he to whom the gods have granted the power either to do something...

How A Marriage Rejection Contributed To The Athenian Conquest Of Mytilene

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In the late 5th century BCE, a wealthy and influential man named Timophanes died in Mytilene, Lesbos, leaving behind two daughters among his heirs....

Thucydides

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  Thucydides (460-400 BCE) "There is no need to talk about what happened long ago: there our evidence would be that of hearsay rather than that...

The Buddha

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The Buddha (Lived between 6th-4th century BCE) "Just as rain cannot pierce a well-roofed house, so passion cannot pierce a well-cultivated mind." From The Dhammapada (Verses on the...

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